Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-30
SATURDAY. JULY 80, 1881.
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS
IA slsTERHooD FOR THE Promo
TIoN or BENEVOLENT WORKS.

Feminine Counterpart Of Rev. Edward
Everett fale's LEND q Hand Eocie-
ties-The Good Work Accomplished.
Ten Indies belonging IL New York and
its immediate vicinity Elet one morning In
january, 1886, at the residence of O
Methodist clergyman, whose wife has long
been conspicuous as Il leader and speaker
in meetings of religious character, and
as connected with evarGe listic work For
several winters This lady, hrs. Margaret
Bostor2e, has given what are called Bible
Talks IN private drawing rooms for the
benefit Of society women These morning
talks have been SO popular that she has
been invited to address audiences Of the
same character III Washington, Philadel-
phia, Brooklyn, and other cities. With
rare power Of observation, q keen intelli-
gence, and thorough earnestness, Mrs
Bottome has made many friends, and
when the ladies above alluded to gathered
at her residence to perfect certain plans
for benevolent work during the impend-
ing season she suggested that they should
then and there form themselves into q
sisterhood, taking the name The Kings
Daughters, from the forty-flfth Psalm,
where the daughters are described as
tail glorious within This suggestion
found immediate favor. AL those pres-
ent were familiar with the touching origin
of the lend Hand society, which pos
sibly some of our readers are not &C
quainted with, and which it may be well
to repeat here as far as necessary.
THE TEND A HAND. z
a few years ago fsie Rev. Edward E.
Hale, of Boston, went to q suburban town
to attend the funeral services OF one of his
parishioners 81 dear friend and q man Of
noble character. Several members of his
church were with him, and al were de-
tanned by railway accident at way sta
ton. Naturally they talked of the de-
ceased, his virtues, his charities and ex-
cellent methods of distributing lis wealth
in benevolent work Mr. Hale had the
happy thought Of perpetuating the mem
DRY Of thier mutual friend by organizing a
society, q brotherhood to carry on his good
works and for the promotion of all kindly
deeds to their fellow men. There We're
inst ten Of them present, including Mr..
Hale, and SO he called VI the Ten So
ciety" and LEND Hand Whatever
they undertook, it should be In His
Name, /" and their motto should be:
Look up and not down,
Look forward and not back; n ~
Look out and not III,
And Lend Hand
The "Tenn could form other Items, 4
and so on, for any form Of benevolence.
Today it may be mentioned ID passing,
this society or brotherhood extends around
the globe, and publishes magazine, Lend
q Hand, 10 its interests, Of which DR. Hale
is the editor. With the knowledge Of
these facts. Mrs Bottome and her friends
formed their sisterhood, taking the same
motto and for the main taking the same
methods. They added, however, thewearr
ing of badge, small silver cross Of the
Maltese form, signifying perfect love,
! tied with set of purple ribbons, signify
ing royalty. Each Of the ten ladies agreed
to take some special mission, and each
formed Ten to carry it ont These
Tens multiplied rapidly, and on stated
occasions reported progress to the head
center, Mrs, Bottome There were formed
comforting Tens to visit hospital pa
tients. to read to them and supply certain